Past tense of widen
regular verb
The past tense of widen is widened. The past participle is also widened.
Forms of widen
| Base form (V1) | widen /ˈwaɪdn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | widened |
| Past participle (V3) | widened |
| Present participle | widening /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | widens |
Widened in a sentence
- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
- She widened his trousers for him.
- The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.From the entry gangway
- Having preestablished that the murder weapon did not belong to the hotel, the detective widened her field of enquiry.From the entry preestablish
- These have recently widened to include foreign nationals and firms, heightening worries in the international business community.2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2023. From the entry crackdown
Meaning of widen
- verb To become wide or wider.
- verb To make wide or wider.
- verb To let out clothes to a larger size.
Questions about the past tense of widen
- What is the past tense of widen?
- The past tense of widen is widened.
- What is the past participle of widen?
- The past participle of widen is widened.
- Is widen a regular or irregular verb?
- Widen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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